Newly re-elected Greater Manchester Labour Mayor Andy Burnham is to spend £600,000 of council tax payers’ cash on a clampdown on landlords. This includes a Good Landlord...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show how hard interest rate rises are hitting landlords. Compared to the same quarter in 2023, landlord possession claims in Q1...

Real estate finance and investment business TAB has launched a long-term lending service extending to all stages of a property’s life cycle  TAB Series is designed for...

Landlords and managing agents in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in an industry forum on Tuesday May 21 from 12.30pm to 4pm in...

There’s been another survey of landlord activity in the private rental sector - and this one shows that 50% of tenants vacating a property last year...

The trade body representing the Build To Rent industry wants to recruit people from that sector to sit in its board. The Association of Rental Living (ARL)...

A study by property software firm APRAO shows new-build house price premiums at their highest in a decade. The supplier analysed existing and new-build properties and prices...

HMRC is appealing to landlords to file Self Assessment tax returns early - and claims there are benefits to doing so. In a statement sent to Landlord...

Propertymark has issued a guide to tenants about their rights to have a pet.  A statement from trade body Propertymark says that since the Covid-19 pandemic especially,...

A forum for private landlords, letting agents and anyone else on the management side of the private rental sector is being organised win May 23.  The next...

A property portal has taken the unusual step of warning politicians about the dire impact of rent controls on the private lettings sector. Lettings portal CityLets, which...

A landmark ruling about the invasive plant Japanese knotweed has been over-turned - with implications for landlords and other property owners.  In February 2023, Marc Davies won...

A group of energy professionals in the property sector are taking issue with a claim by consumer organisation Which? over the accuracy of Energy Performance Certificates.  Which?...

The fragile peace between different groups in the Renters Reform Coalition has ended in a dispute about a Labour-commissioned report on housing. So-called "rent stabilisation" measures have...

The National Residential Landlords Association is introducing a new energy efficiency retrofitting course this summer - ahead of possible EPC rule tightening if Labour wins this...

The Bank of England says one in four mortgages will end when the mortgage borrower is in retirement, as more people extend mortgage terms to make...

Seventeen London boroughs wasted over £2m in the last five years fighting rejected planning applications that were subsequently approved on appeal, says Coverdale Barclay.  The communications consultancy...

The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s Guardian newspaper as saying: “While...

A prominent PropTech supplier claims the government’s pledge to delay the ban on Section 21 evictions until court processes have been reviewed and if necessary upgraded,...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to Parliament this week, with a First Reading of the measure in the House of Lords tomorrow. The process thereafter mirrors the...

Santander today in increases selected residential new business fixed-rate deals, as well as some landlord and residential offers. It is also lifting the maximum loan size on selected...

Availability in the private student halls sector is at a three-year high, according to new data from marketing and insights platform StudentCrowd. On average, 99 more buildings...

Landlord Alert: Section 21 appeal may have far-reaching consequences  A case being considered by the Court of Appeal could have far reaching consequences for private landlords, it’s...

Data gathered by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) shows that less than half the fines levied against rogue landlords have been collected by local authorities. According...

A woman who faked documents and posed as a private landlord in an elaborate tenancy scam has been jailed. Natalie Chamberlain, aged 40, admitted to nine charges...

Over 40% of council houses and flats sold under the long-standing Right To Buy scheme are now owned by private landlords. That’s the claim from the New...

Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let product range - Buy to Let by Foundation - has cut fees on some options and has launched new short-term...

It looks as if a prominent local authority in Scotland is going to temporarily scrap the country’s tight rules on who can short let property. The Courier...

Red tape and a hostile attitude towards landlords from government is fuelling Scotland’s housing crisis, experts warn. John Blackwood, chief executive of the Scottish Association of Landlords,...

Sadiq Khan, newly elected for a third term as London Mayor, is already under pressure from the Labour Left to be more radical with his approach...

Blackburn with Darwen council in Lancashire is consulting on a new selective licensing regime covering 1,266 properties on 42 streets.  Running to July 26 the consultation seeks...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has confirmed the dates for its 2024 ‘Wales On Tour’ sessions.  These will be May 23 in Cardiff; July 4 in...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has held base rate at 5.25% for the sixth time in a row. The news was widely expected, although some...

Figures from the Department for Energy and Net Zero indicate that only 4,648 households so far have taken advantage of the government’s ongoing Great British Housing...

A council has fined a landlord £17,500 for failing to license two of his properties in the area. However, the identify of the landlord is not known...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results shows the recent recovery in buyer demand has mellowed slightly, with the market impacted by rising mortgage rates once...

Buy to let landlords with properties inside controversial ‘Low Traffic Neighbourhoods’ or LTNs may be in for a windfall. That’s because new research suggests that in London...

The National Union of Students claims the government has “folded to landlord’s lobbying” and watering down the Renters Reform Bill so that it will no longer...

Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils to implement strict licensing and enforcement...

The newly re-elected Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester - Andy Burnham - wants to end Right To Buy on new-build homes and has pledged a crackdown...

A London council has revealed that a social housing tenant claimed their property was a private one, and fraudulently sub-let it to innocent renters.  Lewisham council says...

House prices last month were just 1.1% higher than April 2023, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The average house price is now £288,949: the...

An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the UK concerned about how to...

Buy to let landlords have been savagely attacked by the country’s biggest investment company - which just happens to be a major player in the struggling...

The research head of Knight Frank is warning that a new batch of landlords are preparing to sell up and leave the private rental sector. Tom Bill...

A landlord has been fined over £3,800 for letting out an unsafe and unlicensed HMO. South Gloucestershire council issued the landlord a Civil Penalty Notice after a...

Housing costs - rents and mortgages - are rising by about 3.6% a year according to a Barclays Bank assessment. This figure is higher than in recent...

The chief executive of Generation Rent is one of the speakers at the launch of a review of the private rental sector undertaken for the Labour...

A Labour member of the House of Lords is warning that a new law could allow landlords’ bank accounts to be monitored by the Department of...

The government is ruling out any U-turn on the tax changes regarding furnished holiday lettings - despite substantial complaints from Tory MPs. At the Budget in early...